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Summer Outdoor Movie Night with Cinema East

June 25, 2014 by Robert Luke Leave a Comment

Cinema East Sunday Movie Night in Austin

Outdoor movie night in Austin (Credit: Ben Sklar)

Living in Austin sometimes feels like living in an eternal, year long film festival. In addition to Austin Film Society and all the film festivals that happen in this town, we also get the Cinema East summer series.

Every summer Sunday at 9 PM, Cinema East hosts creative, independent films on the lawn of the French Legation in East Austin. This is an excellent way to end the weekend: watching a film, Austin style. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Events, Film Tagged With: eastside

Art.Science.Gallery. Is Intriguingly Innovative

January 28, 2014 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

Art.Science.Gallery.

Art.Science.Gallery in East Austin (Photo credit: Art.Science.Gallery.)

This guest blog article is by Madison Torres.

Art AND science? Though they’re typically viewed as unrelated subjects, Hayley Gillespie, founder of Art.Science.Gallery., understands the two disciplines actually merge together in a unique way.

Hayley first opened Art.Science.Gallery. as a mobile gallery in 2012. After more than a year and much anticipation, the gallery launched its first exhibition at its permanent location in the center of East Austin. It’s one of the nation’s first art  galleries to feature exclusively science-related artwork. The gallery strives to make science more accessible through visual arts. As a result, the venue is building a community of artists and scientists who want to share their knowledge and experience with the public. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture, Museums Tagged With: eastside, gallery

Hillside Farmacy: Farm to Table Food Fringed by 1950s Pharmacy Decor

January 17, 2014 by Brittany Highland 2 Comments

Hillside Farmacy East Austin

Hillside Farmacy is located on E. 11th Street in Austin

For those who don’t live on the Eastside or frequent it often, Hillside Farmacy is an Austin establishment you could easily miss. If this is true of you, it’s a shame.

This farm to table eatery, known for oysters, weekend brunch and delicious sandwiches, happens to display some of my favorite restaurant decor in town. In the 1950’s, the building housed  The Hillside Drugstore. Today, the restaurant plays upon its history with original cabinetry and antique pharmacy displays I loved at first sight.

Hillside Farmacy Entrance [Read more…]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: eastside, happy hour

Cenote: Not Your Average Coffeehouse

October 18, 2013 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

Cenote Austin

Cenote is located at 1010 E. Cesar Chavez in Austin

This guest blog article is by Madison Torres.

How is one of the newest coffee shops in Austin already one of the best? Austinite owners, Cody Symington and Mary Jenkins, are doing more than just a few things right.

From firsthand experience and an interview with one of the owners, I have the delight of sharing with you a few of the reasons why Cenote (seh-noh-tay) is one place you don’t want to pass up. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: cesar chavez, coffee, coffee shops, eastside

Can You Contain Your Enthusiasm at Eastside’s In.gredients?

October 11, 2013 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

In.gredients Austin

Editor’s Note: Despite a successful Kickstarter campaign to buoy the struggling business, in.gredients closed on April 27, 2018.

This guest blog post is by Sean Lords.

Local foodies in Austin have always had it a little easier than likeminded folks in other cities – for at least as long as Whole Foods has called the city home. But however “local” Whole Foods may be, its corporate product packaging has failed to sit well with certain Austinites.

In response, the Lane brothers (Joseph, Patrick, and Christian, along with Christopher Pepe) turned their dream of living more sustainably into the first “package-free, zero-waste grocery store” in the United States: in.gredients. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: eastside, manor

Best Austin Craft Beer Joints: Wright Bros. Brew and Brew

October 10, 2013 by Edgar Barguiarena 2 Comments

Wright Bros Brew and Brew Beer

Wright Bros. Brew and Brew is located at the former home of Progress Coffee, 500 San Marcos St.

The craft beer scene in Austin is blowing up. For every new brewery that opens, there are at least three bars that pop up, eager to serve you the best local beers that Austin has to offer.

Continuing the tradition that Eric started with his Best Burger Joint in Austin series, I’m profiling and reviewing the best craft beer joints in Austin, with the occasional stop or two at bars that have room for improvement.

I’ll take into consideration everything from beer selection to ambiance to overall value, and everything in between.

Please join me as I try to catalog your favorite watering holes in Austin, and let me know what you think in a comment below.

First Impressions: Wright Bros. Brew and Brew

Entrance to Wright Bros. Brew and Brew [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: coffee shops, craft beer joints, eastside

Longhorn Bikes Will Steer You Straight

August 6, 2013 by David Thomas 2 Comments

Bike with Longhorn Handlebars

Bull horns for handlebars is one of the things that makes Longhorn Bikes unique

We all know that Austin is a cycling city. We’ve all seen the pedicabs downtown, the fixed gear riders slicing through traffic and that one dude riding his daughter’s pink mountain bike back from the corner store in the wrong gear, with lotto tickets hanging out of his back pocket. So far, I’ve written two articles centered on the cycling culture in Austin and, to some folks, it may seem that there’s a bicycle shop on every corner. But how many shops can boast that they replace handlebars with bull horns?

The Shop

When Rene Martinez opened Longhorn Bikes in 2007 in the Plaza Juan Raul shopping center on E. Cesar Chavez, he decided that he needed something to set him apart from the competition. So he started to replace bicycle handlebars with a set of bull horns for a paltry $150.00 (that includes the cost of the horns). According to [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: biking, cesar chavez, eastside

Mettle: Rainey Street Queen’s Eastside Restaurant With Signature Flair

June 20, 2013 by Meagan Vitek 2 Comments

Bridget Dunlap Mettle Creator

Bridget Dunlap, creator of Mettle

Editor’s Note: Mettle closed permanently in January 2016.

This guest post is by Meagan Vitek.

Bridget Dunlap, the brain behind Rainey Street bars Lustre Pearl, Bar 96, Clive Bar and Bar Illegal, has wowed Austin again, this time with her first restaurant, Mettle.

Located at the east end of 6th street, Mettle is nestled next to one of Austin’s favorite breweries, Hops and Grain.

Upon my first visit, Mettle successfully tickled my taste buds and left me craving more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: eastside

The Buzz Mill Brings Lumberjack Life to East Austin

March 11, 2013 by Eric Highland 5 Comments

The Buzz Mill Austin

The Buzz Mill recently opened on the eastside, off of Riverside

Beavers coming out of the woodwork (literally), subdued mason jar lighting hanging from the rafters, a huge outdoor yard, BBQ from one of the most famous pits in history, fruit-infused liquor, all-you-can-eat flapjack breakfast for $5, free Wi-Fi, full bar, coffee, open 24/7…should I go on?

Anyone who keeps up with the Austin scene has already heard the clamoring about this new joint on East Riverside. But the chatter shouldn’t surprise anyone. When the owner of Bootleg Coffee gets together with the manager of Emo’s and the marketing director at Antone’s for a project, you know something special is on tap.

And they’re just getting started.

Since the grand opening of The Buzz Mill on January 19, 2013, we’ve had numerous Austinot readers ask us to pay them a visit. And so we did. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink Tagged With: bars, coffee shops, eastside

Zhi Tea: Succeeding in Austin Through Perseverance and Integrity

September 17, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Organic tea at Zhi Tea in Austin, TXLike many small businesses, Zhi Tea started with a risk and a dream. Five years later, the company is celebrating a milestone anniversary and enjoying the love and support of its hometown.

Founding of Zhi Tea

By 2007, Zhi Tea Founder Jeffrey Lorien had sold his house in New York and had left his corporate job.

“I was waiting for inspiration,” he told us.

A love for tea, a background in inventory management and a supportive business partner found Jeffrey sleeping on the floor of a friend’s home in Austin as he launched his new company.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Drink, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: eastside

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